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2025-06-05 14:32:50 UTC
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A UK study reveals that the likelihood of surviving aortic stenosis, a serious heart condition, is influenced by gender, race, and socioeconomic status, with women, Black and South Asian patients, and those in poorer areas being less likely to receive necessary specialist referrals or surgery.
Healthcare disparities
Aortic stenosis treatment
Gender bias in healthcare
Racial bias in healthcare
Socioeconomic factors in healthcare
Unequal access to specialist care and surgery for aortic stenosis based on gender, race, and socioeconomic status.
Systemic biases in healthcare leading to poorer outcomes for women, Black and South Asian patients, and individuals in poorer areas.
Historical assumptions by doctors that women are less likely to have aortic stenosis, contributing to underdiagnosis and undertreatment.